Development projects by international organisations and socio-economic development in Garoe, Puntland State Of Somalia

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2011-04
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Kampala International University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Somalia is one of the least developed countries in the world. Chronic instability and civil war resulted in the fall of the government in 1991. Since then, Somalia has never had a central government, and the country remains divided into zones, regions and political districts. Somalia’s economy is crippled by civil war, destruction of physical infrastructure, lack of investment and rampant unemployment. Currently, Somalia is a Least Developed Country which ranked 172 out of 174 countries on the UNDP Human Development Index in 2006. The study investigated the international developmental projects and its effects on socioeconomic development of Puntland. The objectives of this study was to investigate the current socio economic situation in Puntland, to examine the effects of development projects on the socioeconomic development of communities in Puntland and to investigate the challenges faced by the international organizations in the implementation of socioeconomic developments projects. The main purpose of this study was to investigate how the developmental projects implemented by international agencies have contributed to the socio-economic development of Puntland community and also to explore the challenge that has faced international organizations in Puntland. The research was conducted through cross-sectional survey research design. The study aimed at collecting information from respondents on their attitudes and opinions in relation to the international development projects and its effects on socioeconomic development of Puntland. The data was collected in between November and December, using questionnaires. The study concluded that although there were a number of developmental projects implemented by international organization in Puntland but the socioeconomic situation of that region still remains very low in many dimensions, such as education, personal income infrastructure e.t.c. On the other hand, there were lots of challenges that faced the international organization that implement developmental projects in Puntland, such as insecurity, lack of physical access and lack of central functioning government. The study recommended that increase investment in education in Somalia is urgently required; organizations should base their projects on the socio economic wellbeing of the society. On the other hand Puntand state government should provide special arm forces for the security and the safety of international staff, and international organization’s staff should be allowed to monitor the ongoing projects to insure that projects deliver the right place.
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A Thesis Presented to the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree Master of Arts in project planning and management
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International organisations, socio-economic developmen
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